Palearctic realm

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biogeographic realm ecozone

The Palearctic realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing Europe, North Africa, and most of temperate and northern Asia, characterized by its diverse climates and ecosystems.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Palearctic 2
Palearctic region 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeographic realm ⓘ
ecozone ⓘ
borderedBy Afrotropical ⓘ
surface form: Afrotropical realm

Indomalayan realm ⓘ
Nearctic ecozone ⓘ
surface form: Nearctic realm
characterizedBy diverse climates ⓘ
diverse ecosystems ⓘ
contains Eurasian Steppe ⓘ
surface form: Central Asian steppes

European Plain ⓘ
Gobi Desert ⓘ
Lesser Himalayas ⓘ
surface form: Himalayan foothills

Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
Sahel ⓘ
surface form: Sahara fringe regions

Siberia ⓘ
surface form: Siberian taiga
hasBiome Mediterranean scrub ⓘ
boreal forests ⓘ
desert ⓘ
steppe ⓘ
taiga ⓘ
temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ⓘ
temperate coniferous forests ⓘ
tundra ⓘ
hasClimate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
boreal climate ⓘ
temperate climate ⓘ
hasFauna brown bear ⓘ
elk ⓘ
red fox ⓘ
reindeer ⓘ
wolf ⓘ
hasFlora Mediterranean evergreen shrubs ⓘ
coniferous forests ⓘ
deciduous forests ⓘ
steppe grasses ⓘ
hasSubdivision Palearctic–Oriental transition zone ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Palearctic

Western Eurasia ⓘ
surface form: Western Palearctic
includesRegion Europe ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
northern Asia ⓘ
temperate Asia ⓘ
locatedIn Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
partOf Nearctic ecozone ⓘ
surface form: Holarctic realm
spans Arctic regions of Eurasia ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean coasts of Europe ⓘ
Pacific Ocean coasts of Asia ⓘ
subtropical regions of North Africa ⓘ
usedIn biogeography ⓘ
conservation biology ⓘ
ecology ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dirachmaceae → biogeographicRealm → Palearctic realm ⓘ
Macaronesia → biogeographicRealm → Palearctic realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palearctic
Altai Mountains → biogeographicRegion → Palearctic realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palearctic
this entity surface form: Palearctic region
Vespa → nativeRange → Palearctic realm ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palearctic region
Mediterranean Basin → partOf → Palearctic realm ⓘ